Cowboy Days – Week 3 Spotlight (June 27-30)

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June 27 (10:30 a.m.)

STORY TIME – For pre-school and kindergarten-age children (w/parent supervision). Listen to stories and participate in fun age-appropriate activities (typically: arts and crafts, song and rhythm, movement games, and educational presentations). Location: Edgewood Library (171-B State Road 344) Cost: Free

COWBOY DAYS PAINTING PARTY – Create your own piece of art. Step-by-step instruction by local artist Chris Pennington makes it easy and fun. All art supplies provided, as well as refreshments. Take your completed artwork home to display. Location: Pictures by Day (2 George Court) Cost: $35/pp

WILDLIFE FESTIVAL — Celebrate wildlife New Mexico. Visitors will have rare opportunity to be close to wildlife, observe their behavior and get a behind-the-scenes tour of Koshari, a 500-pound black bear, Wiley Coyote, and the newest arrivals – two young mountain lions. Many more animals, too. Location: Wildlife West Nature Park (87 N. Frontage Rd.) Cost: $5-9/pp

June 30 (2 p.m.)

MOVIE “PHOENIX WILDER: AND THE GREAT ELEPHANT ADVENTURE” – An inspirational true story of a young boy who works to stop elephant poaching in Africa. Location: Wildlife West Nature Park (87 N. Frontage Rd., Edgewood) Cost: $5-9 (or included with admission to Wildlife Festival – details above).